Hykum krikum, linkum likum, loo poo, jiddy kiddy, rhino, &c. Surprising 'tis to hear de tones, Wid my ribdum kitta katta kyno; Sound am dere, sa, And eb'ry one say fine-O! And tap on him heel, Wid my ribdum kitta katta kyno. CHORUS. Hykum krikum, linkum likum, loo poo, jiddy kiddy, rhino, &c. When dis good company I view, Wid my ribdum kitta katta kyno; Wid my ribdum kitta katta kyno. Head and toe, sa, Tricks dat only I know, Behind and before, And ten thousand more, Wid my ribdum kitta katta kyno. CHORUS. Hykum krikum, linkum likum, loo poo, jiddy kiddy, rhino, &c. 30 Paris Fashions, for January, 1854. From our own Correspondent, Rue de Richelieu, à Paris, (Dec. 29.) MA CHERE AMIE,-The artistes des modes here have produced during the month some delightful novelties in bonnets, and cloaks for out-ofdoor costume. Also the numerous fashionable magazines de modes have not been behindhand in the production of many charming mantles, a few of which I have presented to your readers; they are in the best style, and I beg to call attention to black lace, deep silk fringes, and bands of moire antique, which continue to be the trimming for cloaks, whether of velvet or satin: for cloth or cashmere, stamped velvet is used, of which there is an endless variety of patterns. For dresses for the promenade, narrow fringes and black velvet are used as trimming for flounces in a style which must appear to everyone quite novel. Chapeaux composed of ribbon and lace are very much in favour. Some, intended for the spectacle, are composed of blonde and gauze ribbon, almost as transparent as the lace; sprigs of small moss-roses are attached far back at the sides of the brim in knots of ruban blonde, which form floating brides; the interior of the brim is very full trimmed with buds of the same flowers; they are scattered irregularly, with a leaf or two of foliage to each bud among narrow blonde lace. Velvet and satin chapeaux, with triple brims have appeared; the under-brim is of velvet or satin, the second of black lace, and the third, which forms a part of the crown, is of velvet or satin. The chapeaux are trimmed with feathers worn always of the colour of the chapeau, shaded with groseille, gold colour, or vert-lumière; the interior is ornamented either with tulle, or with small tufts of feathers in the same colours as those on the exterior. Dresses composed of pearl gray moire antique, are very much en vogue. The body with a corsage d'Agnes Sorel, that is, a corsage, without being a basque, passes the hips like the corslets of the moyenâge. The front of the corsage rather low at the top, and squared. It is trimmed with gray feathers. Sleeves, Anne of Austria, opened above and below the arms, trimmed with feathers. Cloth pardessus retain, and, indeed, increase in vogue; they dark colours; black predominates, except for young persons whose mantles, usually of the Talma form, and very short, are of light gray: the garnitures are velvet, or moire ribbon, one row if it is very broad, and three if narrow. I mention that though as yet long mantles are not much seen, they are expected to be very much worn when the winter sets fairly in: fur trimmings will then take the place of those employed at present, which are still the same as last month. Have you seen the new gros de Tour groseille-a very beautiful material, a sort of deep crimson shot with black? The body, opened in front in a heart-shape, terminates with basques slightly gathered. The opening of the body, and round the basques, are trimmed with stars of velvet and Chantilly lace, which has a delightful effect. Sleeves, à la Duchesse, have on each side of the seam three rows of stars in black velvet, and terminate with two frills of Chantilly lace. Evening Toilette.-For evening dresses a new material called Lama dorée, will be much in favour; at the present moment some of these have only one band to the flounces, and the dress spotted with gold. Redingotes.-Cloth redingotes still continue fashionable for the promenade. Those intended for the early morning are made in a very plain style: the garniture is frequently only a row of fancy silk buttons down the front of the dress; but later in the day they are very much trimmed. Stamped velvet, passementerie, and embroidery in narrow silk braid, are all in favour. Sleeves.-There is a great variety in the forms of the sleeves; those with bouffantes (or puffings) are generally adopted. Sometimes they have but one very large puffing, with two little flounces, going off in the pagoda shape below the elbow: sometimes they have two or three little puffings, and these are called à la Lavallière. Adieu, ma tres chère amie, M. de W. The Drama. DRURY LANE THEATRE.-Dazzled with the gorgeousness of the spectacle, and having laughed ourselves tired with the humours of the pantomime, we are in a very ill condition to convey to others a notion of the three hours' entertainment we have just seen some thousands so heartily enjoy. The shortest and easiest thing would be to bid any one who wishes to see much ingenuity and cleverness, or, what is better, to see all the juvenile portion of the audience in ecstasies, to go and see it all themselves, and thus save us an attempt at describing this mixture of dazzling scenery, wonderful feats of agility, gigantic monsters, and a rapid phantasmagoria of the marvels and novelties of the past year, as shown by the magic wand of Harlequin, and the satirical humour of the jolliest clown extant. But such silence must not be; and all those who look to us for a faithful report must have our best efforts to convey to them at least an outline of this marvellous production. It is entitled "King Humming Top and the Land of Toys;" and the spectacular portion consists of an allegorization (a pantomime word), of the perennial games that delight boyhood and girlhood, generation after generation. The idea, we believe, is from the German, but has been smartly adapted by Mr. E. L. Blanchard, who, having in common with our Planchés and Broughs, long since learned the mechanism of our language, turns it inside out, making every word bear a prismatic meaning, and sound utter a double sense. The opening portion is written in punning rhyme, and is interspersed with numerous parodies, which Miss Featherstone, the Queen of English contraltos, and Miss F. Williams, the incarnation of theatrical spirits, render vocal in a most effective manner. 66 HAYMARKET THEATRE.-Mr. Buckstone, amongst the many improvements and innovations he has made on the old style of business, has introduced a pantomine at this theatre; a species of dramatic entertainment which had been for some reason excluded from this stage. The worthy lessee, who is as successful a writer as he is an actor, has been the author of his own piece, and has taken for his subject the well-known nursery story of "The Three Bears." It is entitled Harlequin and the Three Bears; or Little Silverhair and the Fairies." Little Silverhair, who is enacted very nicely by Miss Lydia Thompson, wanders into Fairy region, and is attracted to the abode of Victoria Regia (Miss E. Bromley), and is received by the elfins with wondrous delight, as it is necessary to their continued existence that a being of the substantial world shall be their guest at midnight. Silverhair returns to earthly friends tormented with a fairy-like pryingness. She is wooed by Squire Alldibs, but is in love with Sweet William, a jolly young sailor. Persecuted by the squire, she seeks refuge in the forest, but, this time, arrives not at the fairy revels, but at the house of the three bears, where the incidents so popular in the nursery story occur. She undergoes much peril here, but is relieved by the grateful Queen of the Fairies, who transforms her into the Columbine (Miss M. Brown), the Squire's man into the Clown (Harry Marshall), the Squire into Pantaloon (Mr. W. A. Barnes), and Sweet William into the Harlequin (Mr. Joseph Marshall). The scenery and masks of the burlesque are excellent, and the introductory part is well managed. The opening scene is good; but the second, a moonlight one, representing a ruined abbey which melts into a lake, is beautifully executed. The fun of the three various bears, each of which has strong characteristics, are well brought out, and the little one is very funny. Miss Lydia Thompson was light and graceful as Silverhair. The transformation scene, Lake Lotus, the habitation of the fairies, is new and picturesque in its effects. The harlequinade is lively, and Chobham and its military manoeuvres, furnish much of the fun; there being a basket horse battle, a regiment of British Grenadiers by urchins about three feet high, and a corps of female lancers who do much with their movements. The final scene is tasteful and gorgeous. Considering it is the first attempt at pantomime at this theatre, things went pretty smoothly; and it is written and imagined in a pretty and elegant manner, well suited to the audiences. With a little practice, it will run very glibly, and we are quite sure, will become a great favourite. The merits of the Marshalls, and indeed of all the chief performers, are known too well to need formal mention. The applause was constant, from a crowded house. STRAND THEATRE." Harlequin and King Nutcracker, or the World of Toys," drew a full audience to this pretty little house, there being a decided preponderance of the "little children," for whose amusement " particularly" the "piece has been constructed," besides that of the world generally. It is an adaptation by Planché of one of Dr. Hoffman's fairy tales, and, at the commencement, is made the medium for conveying a useful sanatory lesson. Poor Reinhold (a good boy), admirably personated by Miss Angel, is discovered in the first scene attended by his mother, and surrounded with all the paraphernalia of the sick room. Having swallowed a dose of physic sufficient to satisfy the sharpest of allopathic practitioners, he is left to repose, and in his dreams the spirit, Malaria, appears, to claim him as one of his victims. Some very excellent dissolving views represent the haunts of fever and disease in the low lodging-houses of St. Giles's, as contrasted with the new model lodging-houses and the dwellings of the rieh, who are urged to show more care for the health of their poorer brethren: and, finally, Malaria is put to flight by the appearance of Abernethia (Miss F. Beaumont), Perpetual Chairwoman of the Industry and Good Health Assurance Company, and Guardian Spirit of all good boys. Under her guidance Reinhold is transported first through the realms of air, attended by her own special train of fairies to the interior of a Fairy Palace, with golden gates. The said train of fairies is composed entirely of children, whose really tasteful dresses, excellent drilling, and graceful movements were loudly applauded. A miniature Town of Toys is erected in the Fairy Palace for Reinhold, who is left in charge of it; but immediately afterwards the palace and town disappear, and are succeeded by the real town, on a large scale, followed by the arrival of King Nutcracker, attended by the "kernels" of his various regiments and his juvenile military band, whose musical performances were heartily applauded, and evinced great ability, A grand review of (toy) troops, infantry and cavalry, takes place, finished by a discharge of one gun, loaded with brandy balls, and the transformations then commence: Harlequin (Mr. Bologna), Columbine (Miss Goward), Pantaloon (Mr. Griffiths), and Clown (Mr. Flexmore). The first flight of the renowned quartette of Christmas merrymakers is to Margate, where Clown and Pantaloon revel in every description of mischief; thence we are taken to a Maison du Bouche-to Lovelane, to a Noted House, Allcroft's Music Shop, a Tobacconist's and private Lodging-house, and, finally, tho pantomime winds up with a grand display of the Fairy Abode of Industry. The Grand Review, witnessed by a crowd of children on the stage, who applauded it uproariously, and with as much earnestness as though it were real, spread N. S. VOL, XXXVI, F |